Accepted Manuscript Diastereoselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated but-2-enamides to access the chiral 3-(p-tolyl) butanoic acids Jacqueline Jiménez, Mildred López, Vladimir Carranza, Angel Mendoza, Jenaro Varela, Estibaliz Sansinenea, Aurelio Ortiz PII: S0040-4039(16)31644-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.12.017 Reference: TETL 48429 To appear in: Tetrahedron Letters Received Date: 14 November 2016 Revised Date: 28 November 2016 Accepted Date: 6 December 2016 Please cite this article as: Jiménez, J., López, M., Carranza, V., Mendoza, A., Varela, J., Sansinenea, E., Ortiz, A., Diastereoselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated but-2-enamides to access the chiral 3-(p-tolyl) butanoic acids, Tetrahedron Letters (2016), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.12.017 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.